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Why do you feel they struggle as web novels?

As I stated initially: with elves; dwarves; wizards with poiinty hats; and dark lords.

How many of these examples have every facet of classic fantasy? Many current works use one or some of them (eg. dwarves, wizards, and elves), but how common is it to use all of them? Is that because it's not popular enough, both with readers and writers? Or is it a problem with the search engine?

Why?

Does classic fantasy (with elves; dwarves; wizards with poiinty hats; and dark lords etc) still have a place in modern literature, or have we moved past that? Do readers still enjoy it?

I write almost every day. Almost on Monday. Almost on Tuesday....<old joke>. But seriously... I write most days. Some times I need to step away for a day or two, but it's never generally more than that unless I'm sick. I enjoy what I do. It's difficult, but rewarding.

Thanks for the recommendations.

The best way to encourage any artist is to toss a coin to your witch...them. I know that's not viable for everyone, but even a token amount makes a massive difference in motivation. Praise, comments, upvotes, reviews all help too. Writing is a lonely business and it's difficult. Having...

Then it shouldn't be a problem. Anything that is underpowered they wipe out quickly. Anything overpowered they can run away from. It's where the combantants are closely matched that becomes the issue, and that just makes good drama and develops character.

It only becomes a problem when they're battling constantly. If battles are measured then it should work fine. It depends if you're taking a more realistic approach or more superheroish. With the later you can adapt the ruleset to match, which I believe op has already done.

https://www.scribblehub.com/series/530040/coils-of-the-serpent/ Traditional fantasy novel like Dragonlance, Magician, Forgotten Realms series, etc but set in a long established secondary world. Ensemble main cast of droll veterans from a recent war. New chapter every day. Even has a map...

I personally don't feel it works at any level. It attracts no emotional response at all. Even something that readers hate would be better. Good luck being found on Wattpad? You really need to bring an audience with you, unless you're lucky enough to be discovered within the initial 10minute...

Writing....as always.

Apart from here, I post on RR and Patreon. I used to post on Wattpad and Inktt, but I don't see any point when nobody can find my work without a direct link. I'm curious how anyone gets found on sites like Wattpad or Inktt, where there's no way to appear in search without already being popular.